In face-off with Trump, Tesla shares plunge and Musk threatens NASA

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and self-proclaimed “first buddy” of United States President Donald Trump, has stepped up criticism of the president’s massive tax legislation in recent days, leading to a blow-up which saw Tesla stock plunge and Musk saying he would decommission Dragon aircraft immediately.

NASA relies on SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station under a contract worth roughly $4.9bn. The capsule is the only US spacecraft capable of flying humans in orbit.

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